Sindhu overcame South Korea's Bae Yeon Ju in a gruelling match yesterday and she demonstrated her supreme fitness and battling qualities once again by seeing off Wang 19-21, 21-19, 21-15 in 85 minutes.

"I didn't feel tired after yesterday," said 19-year-old Sindhu, who also reached the semi-finals at last year's World Championships.

"My coach [Pulella Gopichand] was calling 'one by one' and I always felt it was possible to win again.

"Now I just want to do better than last year.

"I don't want bronze again."

Sindhu's task in the semi-final will be to overcome Spain's Carolina Marin after she came through another three-set match against Tzu Ying Tai of Chinese Taipei.

Tzu took the opening set 21-19, but the Spaniard levelled with the same score in the second before storming to a 21-11 victory in the third.

London 2012 champion Li Xuerui remains on course to banish the disappointment of losing in last year's decider on home soil in Guangzhou after despatching another Indian, Saina Nehwal, 21-15, 21-15.

She will take on Minatsu Mitani of Japan after she recovered from losing the opening set to beat South Korean Sung Ji Hyun 8-21, 21-18, 22-20.

Mitani continues to impress after knocking out defending champion Ratchanok Intanon of Tahiland in yesterday's quarter-finals.

Viktor Axelsen has kept alive fans' hopes of a home win as he progressed to the semi-finals in Copenhagen ©AFP/Getty Images



On the men's side, Viktor Axelsen continues to keep the home fans inside the Arena in the Danish capital enthralled as he secured a place in the last-four with a 21-14, 21-14 won over Tien Chen Chou of Chinese Taipei.

He now takes on number one seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, who dispatched China's Zhengming Wang with relative ease 21-8, 21-11.

Wang's compatriot Chen Long came through a tough contest with South Korea's Wan Ho Son to set up semi-final meeting with Indonesian Tommy Sugiarto, who saw off Dutchman Eric Pang in straight sets 22-20, 21-19.

Chen had looked to be on his way after taking the opening set 21-18, but Son hit back in the second 21-12 to take the match into a decider.

The South Korean had a two-point advantage at one stage, but Chen was not to be denied and came back to take the third set 21-17.

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